Of the people
Curated by Erin Donnelly
Exhibition Dates: June 17 – July 31, 2016
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 18, 5 – 8pm
Closing Reception and Events: Sunday, July 31, 3-6pm
Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY

Lauren Frances Adams, Daniel Bejar, Guy Ben-Ari, Brooklyn Hi-Art Machine, (Mildred Beltre & Oasa DuVerney), Isabella Cruz-Chong, Peggy Diggs, Esteban del Valle, Nicholas Fraser, Emily Greenberg, Alicia Grullon*, Jeremy D. Olson, Sheryl Oring, Ben Pinder, Brittany M. Powell, Kate Sopko, t.Rutt (Mary Mihelic & David Gleeson)*, Martha Wilson*, Leah Wolff.
*Public event artist

The exhibition Of the people curated by Erin Donnelly, opens at Smack Mellon on June 17 and will be on view through July 31, reflects of-the-moment political opinions shaping the 2016 presidential race in the United States. With video, drawing, photography, painting and sculpture as well as socially engaged projects and site-specific installation, the exhibition features artists selected through an open call who hail from California, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Ohio. Artworks included in the group show offer critical perspectives on the current electoral process while challenging notions of American democracy today.

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